Blackened Salmon with Avocado Salsa | Low Carb Keto Recipe

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point, making it great for high-heat cooking.

salmon fillets

🥗Healthier: trout

💰Cheaper: tilapia

Tilapia is a more affordable fish option with a mild flavor.

Into a bowl, add diced avocado, diced cucumber, diced red onion, and chopped spring onion.

Squeeze fresh lime juice over the top.

Add chopped cilantro, salt, and pepper, and mix well until combined.

Leave the salsa aside while preparing the salmon.

Place olive oil over the salmon.

Optionally, remove the skin from the salmon, but keep it on to prevent drying out during cooking.

Rub the salmon all over with a Cajun spice blend that includes garlic powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, thyme, and onion powder.

Place the salmon skin-side down into a medium to high heat non-stick pan.

Cook for 4 minutes on the skin side and then 1 minute on the other side.

Remove the salmon from the pan and let it rest while plating the salsa.

Mount the salsa into the center of each plate and place the salmon on top.

Serve with lime wedges.

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